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of censure, in the Journals of this Conntry. But we rather hope that it is to be nmre favourably interpreted, and that while the French 'Govern ment is proceeding with zeal, in attempting to ,discover the author or authors of this diabolical Iflesign upon th.e . life of the Hero of the Age and the Deliverer of Europe, they .are afraid that if their measures were to be tots public they might be frustrated. But if we could suppose that the French Government were cold, languid, and inert upon a subject of so much importance to !Europe and to its owl; honour, we should arraign it for its injustice and ingratitude, if not enter lain suspicions against it of a much more serious nature, as unhappily there is too great an admix lure of Jacobinism in the composition of the }'tench Cabinet. It is whispered that a certain High Female, not It nativ e of this Country, has resolved to appear FIER MAJESTY'S Drawing-room this day, I lokigh she has reason to believe that her pre sence, on such an occasion, would by no means experience a cordial reception. We state this as *rumour which has certainly been prevalent some ti me in the higher circles, but we cannot give tredit to the existence of any intention to put in Pactice so fruitless an indecorum. le Postponement of the Report from the Se tret t nn►ntittee of the House of Commons is a P r "f that it proceeds upon the enquiry with due caul "), and will not deliver its opinion but up " mature deliberation anti full conviction. We are Persuaded that they will determine upon such grnumt s as will satisfy the Nation at large, how ever it may excite the clamour of those who can never be satisfied without the possession of place anti power. Even The Morning Chronicle (candid 3 mirnal !) has admitted that the untried Culprits, have luckily escaped punishment, and, with all the-impudence of impunity, now come for- W ard With Petitions to Parliament, " may make au' 1 e of their cases than they will fairly bear— theY may exaggerate or state circumstances un fairly" --anti why then, if they are capable of such artifice and falsehood, may they not fairly he suspected of uttering nothing but falsehood, particularly as they are sure of every day finding the . columns of a Jacobinical Print deluding their ta lnes,inli4ming their passions, diffusing discon tent,-anti endeavouring to rouse them into aedi- tio n 1 'tie perverseness of the Factious Writers would "cite indignation, if their acrimonious effusions were not too familiar to raise any feeling but c'snn trtnpt. A Write r of this description in a Morning I?ri nt of this day, advertine: to the postponement "f the Report of the Secret Committee of the nouse of Commons, because. as •Mr. BRAGGB It'‘.IIIOBST last night stated, a point had arisen late in the day, which had prevented the Com- Tuittee from coming to a conclusion, expresses a hope that " a ray may diverge, which may guide the stem of the House by the shortest road to the Constitutional law and usage of the land." We %visit that a ray may diverge to enlighten the under atanditig of the Writer, and clear it from the mists of faction. We well know the efforts of this Writ er to bring odium upon Ministers for having saved the Country from Sedition, and possibly from the horrors of Anarchy, but his rancorons spleen hot now no meaning, because the HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT, that Preservative of the Conn ittY. from t h e sophistry of such AVriters, and the tuischievous credulity of their deluded f.;llowers, is 11 " w at an end, and the Constitution is restored to "law a nd usa ge o f the land." C a nnot th e Paper alluded to be content with fattening upon 'HY, but I. ist it endeavour to ext.ite measures Ithio ) may overahelm itself in a general devas- r ite Earl of LAUDERDALR'S supposition, an rtcglilced last night in the Upper House, that the lit) 'ise of Commons might impeach a Minister for Measures- which Most probably preserved to the Nt3te Lord the station which he possesses, and t he opportunity of . expressing his opinions in a l'4 - 4 tional Council, is one of those visionary hYPotheses which ses•m to indicate the Partizan rather than the Politician. We should be amused witlr theeurious speculations of this Nobleman I) P% ma n y occasions, if we did not prefer• the Peace and security of the State to the wanton t`i'mls of the imagination. This Nobleman was otn►ce ambitioni of City Honours. We might - wish t hat be had been successful, it there were not al ready in the COIIIIIIOII Hall a sufficient number of such profound Philosophers, Orators, and Politi cians as himself, who are by ho means at ail in telfur .to his Lordship in knowled6e, eloquence and patriotisr►e, Our Readers will pernse r with pleasure the ac count of the Meeting for the SUPPRESSION of NlENMorrit in;the Metropolis, which took place Yintrfloy at the Crown and Anchor. They will find that even this Meeting, intended for the re lief of real distress, could not pass Without Fac tions Obtrusion ; but they will also find, that its turbulent rancour and shallow declamation ex cited no emotions but those of indignation and contempt. LANPRANC.—If any Member of our present Administration can possibly retail) a disposition to favour the farther claims of the HOMAN CATHO LICS, not to Religious Toleration, for that they -abundantly enjoy, but to a rar•ticipation in PoLr- TICAL POWER, the possession of which, by the persevering arts and klosions of POPERY, might lead to the total annihilation of our present Esta blishment in Church and State, let such Member, if he has not already been convinced by the pre vious letters of oirt• ex cellent Correspondent LANTR ANC, lead that which we inserted yester day, and more particularly its conclusion dtis day. If any such Member should exist, and he should still persevere in favouring Porrsu AMBITION, we shall, however•, console ourselves with the con viction that the 'Administration in general have too much wisdom, and too great a regard for THE CONSTITUTION, to suffer his opinions to have any influence in their determinations upon this Momen tous subject. THE QUEENS COURT. Yesterday, at five o'clock, her Majesty held a Court at ber Palace, accompanied by the Prin cesses Augusta and Elizabeth, and attended by the Queen's Chamberlain, the Vice-Chamberlain, tlie Master of the Horse, and the 'Countesses of Ilchtster and Macclesfield as the Ladies in Wait ing. The Duke de San Carlos, the Spanish Ambas sador, was introduced to the Queen by her Cham berlain, conducted by Robert Clnesier, E , (l. - the Assistant Master of the Ceremonies. H.s Excel 7 lency had an audience of her -Majesty, de;ivered his credentials, and was, most graciously received. Mr. Rush, the American Minister, was' intro duced to her Majesty in a similar manner, as was Count Ludorf, the Neapolitan Minister. A short time after their Excellencies had been introduced to her Majesty, the Duchess of San Carlos, the Lady of the Spanish Ambassador, arrived at the Palace, accompanied by Viscountess Castlereagh, who introduced her to her Majesty. The Prince Regent was present at the presenta tion. His Royal Highness was dressed in a Field Marshals uniform. and wore the Order of the Garter. The whole apptired in full Court dresses.---The Court broke up soon :liter six. The Duke and Duchess of YORK, the Duke and DilChCll6 cal GLOUCESTER, the Princess SOPIHA of GLOUCESTER, II!UI the Prince of Hess& litoi- BeRG, with several of the Cabinet Ministers and their Ladies, were of the PRINCE REGENT'S din ner-pa.rty at Carlton-house on Tuesday evenin2, to meet her MAJESTY, the Princesses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH. At nine o'clock there was a small prty to tea, &c. The Duke of Sussex visited his Royal Mother and Sisters yesterday, at the Queen's Palace. Yesterday the Prince of I-JESSE HOMBERG visited her MAJESTY and the Pativuesses, at the Queen's Pal ace. The Dike of GLOUCESTER dined with her MA JESTY and Princesses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH yesterday, at the Queen's Palace. Yesterday. the Bishop of Noawrca had an au dience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-house. MI. FARQUHAR, the late Governor of the Man ritius, who recently returned to England, will, it is said, offer himself as a Candidate at the ensuing election for Canterbury, to the Electors of which City lie formerly tendered his services. We hare heard, that in cnusequence of the call of a large and respectable body of his, friends and supporters, Sir THomAs B. LRTHBRIDGH, Bart, intends again becoming a Candidate for Somer set shire. Mr. BENNET, of PythonSe, and Mr. LONG WELLEsLEY, haVe declared their intention of offering themselvee as candidates to succeed Mr. ]LNG in the representation of Wiltshire. Mr. OGILVI , who excited so much attention by his Moral Oratory in America, and who dis played his abilities in that respect with great credit to himself in this metropolis saute months ago, was obliged to relinquish his laudable exer tions by ill health. We are glad to learn that the bracing air of his native country, Scotland, has re stot ed hint, and we hope he will be induced to tenew his merit ot ions labours. GRAND FOOT-RACE TOR 400 GuttqEAs.—On Tuesday a numerous and respectable assemblage of the admirers of pedestrianism, mustered on the road a short distance from the elegant mansion of W. W. Pole, Esq. in Epping Forest, to witness the race between Leach and Shaw, the distance of 150 yards. The former, in up wards of 30 races, had beat all the picked mert'in England; and had also defeated Shaw a short time since in Hyde Park. The Freed of the latter was nevertheless so much admired upon that oc casion, that the odds were now 7 to 4 against Leach ; and more betting occurred on the spot than has been known for the last 20 years. The ground on which they ran was roped in with stakes to prevent the crowd from pressing upon them, and also a rope.with stakes was placed in the mid-' die to prevent their jostling each other. At two o'clock the signal was given, and Leach got the start nearly a yard ; but Shaw soon shot by him like an arrow, and when he touched the handker thief, Leach was about seven yards behind him. The 150 yards were accomplished in the very short space of 16 seconds. Leach rail without shoes, and had only a short pair of drawers ; the coon- tryman was as slightly clad, excepting a pair of jean half boots. Shaw hills fair to beat all Eng land ; he gets over the ground with all the fleet ness of a greyhound. ETFO R Y. SONNET TO THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH. Leave not, Illustrious Maid, thy riative Nor think thy worth, thy talents, we can spare, DlsTuess will mown the loss in dccp despair, And GENIUS droop that gain'd thy fav'ring smile. How will thine honour'd MOTHER time beguile ? How will she learn that widow'd gloom to bear Thy filial duty was so fund to share, Alas ! not to subdue, hut sooth awhile ! Yet shouldst thou quit the land that holds thee dear, For virtues that adorn thy noble race, Virtues, through life display'd, which all revere, May Happiness attend in ev'ry place, And when on Earth shall end thy bright career, May Angels crown thee with celestial grace. SHIP NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 25.—1 t has blown a heavy gale at W. S. 'V. all clay, and still continues. The outward-bound ships put in here appear to ride well. .A brig came in here last night during the gale, and anchored at Spithead, htit it has been impossible to communicate with her. PLYMOUTH, FEE. 24.—• Last night the brig En• deavour, KRAFT, parted one of her cables, and cut the other in Hamoaze, and drifted across the Spanish brig Vincinha, carried away her fore mast and bowsprit, and !hen she got on shore at the back of St. Nicholas Island, where it is thought she will this next tide go to pieces very little of her cargo has been got out. FALMOUTH, FEB. 23.—The only vessel which has sustained ii,jury in the gale yesterday, beside the Ocean, was the brig John and Thomas, EsKELsos, from Trieste—she lost her main-mast. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.—Pot hack the•SpArtan, of New York, that sailed the 29th tilt. for Savan nah, with loss of main -mast, boats, and bulwark. The William, NF.wTotsx,_,of this port, for Per nambuco, i 3 at Beaton Ails, with loss of anchor and cable and main boom. PADSTOW, FEB. 23.—The brig Le Prospere, of Brest, Mitas Ross, was brought into this har bour this morning in great distress. The ve , sel is on shore, but expected to be got ofE One of the pilots attending her was unfortunately drowned. PENZANCE, FEB. 23 —We bad the wind here yesterday at East, aid it came round to the S. S. W. and W. with heavy rain ; about four o'clock it began to blow a gale from the N: to N, N. E. —not a gale, but a hurricane, and it came so sud denly that several ships got adiiit, and received' much damage : among them are—the Albion and the Venus, bulwarks stove in ; William, upset her windlass ; Ann, stove her starboard. boWs in ; Valency, stern stove in ; Lord Howe, bowsprit and boom carried away : the Dolphin and Drake cutters rode out the gale. MARGATE, FEB. 25.—The brig Richard, MAR SHALL, Of and from Ramsgate fur London, was twought into this port yesterday, after baying been on shore and rec,ived much damage. A schooner, reported to be the Luna, of Yarmouth, h as l os t both anchors and cables and bowsprit, and is now off this port, and expects to bet in next tide. DEAL, FEB. 25.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Hebe, CARpEN, from Waterford ; Thetis, YARROW, from Marseilles. Came down from the River the Kingston, LetstimANT, for Martinique ; Hippolita, HILL, for Bengal ; Juno, Bisnor, for the Cape of Good Elope ; Thomas, BELL, for St. Vincent's ; Harriet, SKILLER, for Madeira and Barbadoes ; Traieller, LLOYD, for Demerara ; Tobago, WESTMORLAND, for ditto; Hero, JAMES, for the Mediterranean ;- and Hart ley, from Shields for Grenada. Put back the Maly, NEWPORT, for Dublin, with loss of anchor and cable ; also the Dutch ship Zeelust, FRED-. RIKS, from Amsterdam, with troops for Batavia, with lois of tore•mast, bowsprit, main-top -mast, sails, &c. having been run foul of by another ship off Beachy Head. Five o'Clock.—The ships appear to ride well; the wind having moderated. COWES, FEB. 25.—Arrived the Christina, WALLts, of Sweden, from Malaga, laden with wine, &c. ; very leaky, She is under quarantine. GR AVE SENDYEB. 25—Sailed theCanulep, John son, for Batavia; Briton, Crane, for Jamaica ; Mi nerva,Straehau, for Demerara ; Rover, Bo , .ver, for Newfoundland ; Endeavour, Parry, for Cork ; Flora, Pay; for Hamburg!) ; and the Duke of IVellington, Martin, fur Ostend. The very great satisfaction the plan adopted in former Lotteries cave to persons residing in the Country, has induced T. the • Contracior, to repeat it in the present ; and he hones he has, as in a recent Lottery, selected sonic of the Capi tals amongst those numbers advertised,—The un dermentioned Numbers may be hail either in whole Tickets,: Halves, Quarters, •Eighths, or Sixteenths, at No. 4, Cori - thin : 12,309.110,212 17,232 6,826 11,486 16,087 13,200 13,232 11 456 10,213 The following No whole Tickets, Pal Sixteenths, at No. 9, 10,214 12,321 u 13,234 10,215 16,089 17,231 16,088 7,412 11,488 3,121 16.057 2,818 10,185 8,323 15,074 1 11,122 Imbets inky be 1 Ives, Quarters, , Charing Cross :- 1 11,490 4,6081 4,511 11,123 3,002 13,571 I 2,820 17,E . )1 11,121 I 2,757 I 3,110 m►ttl either in Eighths, or 13,553 7,415 8,285 17,204 15,071 16,090 13,235 10,1301 2,822 11,459 3,122 3,131 2,816 The present Lottery contains Three Prizes. of 30,000/.—One. Hundred Capitals—all Sterling Money—no Stock Prizes—no Classes—no re drawing. The Drawing commences Wednesday the 4th of MARCH. PRESENT Pitic*. Ticket - - - , ) 19 10 0 Half - - XlO 9 0 I Eighth - £2 13 6 Quarter - - 5 5 0 I Sixteenth - 1 7 0 *** Letters (post-paid) containing Bank Notes, or Post•Otfice Orders, duly attended to. The last Lottery that contained '1 hree Prizes of 30,0001. litsn sold them all ! and last Lottery Le sold Three PrMe9 of 20,0001. all i❑ Shares. CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. At an ADJOURNED Mgt TING Of ATTORNIES and SoLiciroas of his Majesty's Courts of lle..ord at Westminster, duly convened by Advertise ments Intl-dished in ibe ll.ily Newspapers, for " the purpose of taking into comsideration the " intended Application to Parliament, for p r - venting the practising of Conveyancing by " unqualified Persons, and amending the pre " sent Laws relating to litiornies and Solid " tots," held at the London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill, Feb. 10, 1518, JESSE GHEGSON, ESQ. in the Chair; Mr. Andcrron having . reported, that the Peti tions to Parliament, approved of at the last Meet ing, had been numerously signed by the Attar nies and Solicitors of Lgtittlon, Resolved Unanimously,—That the Petitions he forthwith submitted to Parliament, and the Draft of a Bill for reme 4ing the Evils complained of, immediately prepared, under the Direction of a Committee. Resolved Unanimously,—That the following Gentlemen do f orm s u c h a c,,,, ni iu ce , with power to add to their number, and that Five be a Quorum, viz.—Messrs. Gilbert Jones, Charles Bielinell, Nathaniel ~ttchesoit, illiam Le Blanc, James W. Freslifield, Jesse Gregson, Bovill, Wil liam Nethersole, Thionas Lane, W. B. Flexney, George Hun dleby, Henry Stratton, John S. Taylor, and James Ay- • derton. Resolved Unanimottsly,-- 7 That the Law Society be requost ed to co-Operate its the ohjects of this Meet Resolved Unaiiimonsly,—That the Provincial Law Societies be also requested to afford their assistance. Resolved Unanimously,—That the Thanks of this Meeting are in an especial manner due, and are hereby given to those Gentlemen who have afroided information of the Abuses com plained of; that they he tequested to continue their assist ance, and transmit all necessary information to the Secretary, at his Ottice, No. 5, Inner Temple-lane. I{e olved Unanimously,—That a Subscription he entered into for defraying the reasonable txpenses incurred ill prose cuting and carrying into effect the object of the inteuded ap plication to Parliament, and that the Attornies and Soli citors throughout England and Wales be requested to join therein. Resolved Unanimously,—That the Subscriptions be under the Ina nazencent and disposal of the Committee, that Jesse Gregson, Esq. he Treasurer, pro Impure, and Mr. Jae.es Andertow, Secretary. Resolved Unannuously,—That the Stcretary shall, at the request' in writing of any Five Sobscriliers of Otte Guinea or upwards, call a General Meeting of the Snbseribet s, to be held at the Londou Cotlee House, within lout eel' days next alter such request. Resolved Unanimously,—That the Thinks of this Meeting ke given to Mr. Anderton, for his indefatigable versev,eanee in promoting the objects for which this Meeting is convened. Resolved Utetnimously,-4 hat these Resolutions he printed and cir calmed under the Direction of the Committee. JESSE CiItEGSON, Chairman. • The Chairman Navin! left the Chair, — Resolved Unanimously,—That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Jess Gregsou, for Ins able and impartial conduct in the Chair. .1:1N1ES ANDERTON, Secretary. N. B.—The Petitions vvili lie fur Signatures few days longer, at the Secretary's (Mite, where Subscriptions are also requested to be pail, or to the Treasurer, No. 4, Angel•court, Thrug thOrton.street. No. 5, Inner Temple Lane, 18th Feb-1318. am directed to transmit to you the annexed printed Copy of a Petition, aliont to be presented to Parliament, to prevent improper and unqualified persons from practising as Convi,yancers, together with a Copy of the Resolutions en 7 trred into upon the subject, at a numerous Meeting of At tw-nies a n d Solicitors held on the loth inst. Committee appointed by these Resolutions are now oc cupied in preparing Bill to meet the objects referred to in, the Petition, and in oiler to enable then► to collect as sc•ou as possible a Fund to defray the expellees, they have appoint ed Mr. I. Sharp, Law Stationer, Cursitor-street, Chancery lane, to wait upon the Gentlemen of the Profession in Lon don, to solicit and receive Subscriptions. The Committee desire me to express their confident hope that you will unite with them, trod with the Profession at large, in promoting an object of such general interest; and I heft to inform you that the Collector will wait upon you in a few days fur your Subscription. I a:in, Sir, Your most oliedient `errant, JAMES.ANDERTON; Sccrrtary. To the Ilononrabk the CoMmons of the United of (heat Britain and Ireland in Parliament assrinNed. The humble Petition . of -the several Persons whose names are herenoto subscribed, being r es p t c ti ve ly Attorit es or Solicitors practising in his Nlajesty's Courts of Law and Equity at Westminster, and re siding in and near the Metropolis, by the Laws now in force no person cats be admitted to practise as an Attorney and Solicitor, unless he has duly served a Clerkship of five years, and has paid Stamp Duties in his Articles of Clerkship and on his admis sion, amounting together to upwards of 1' 51. That these Laws have bi en highly beneficial to the Public, by increasing the 'respectability Of Attornies and and ditniuishing the evils occasioned by the errors rind mis conduct of ignorant and 'wetly Practitioners. That Conveyancing is a principal, and the most reputable and advantageous branch of the business of an Attorney and Solicitor ; it requires more extensive anel abstruse leaguing than any other branch of the 'Law, and the practice of it by ignorant persons invalidates or renders insecure and imper fect the titles to landed property, and is highly injurious to• the public, by creating a multiplicity of suits, and invoking their property in litigation or insecurity. That the Stamp Act of the 4ith year of his present Ma jesty authorizes ally person, being a Member of one of the four Inns of Colllt, to draw and prepare Conveyances w ith • out requiring hint to keep any number of Terms, or pro 'clueing- ;to testitnoni,tis of his having had a professional edu cation to qualify bin) for such an undertaking. • That the Stamp Duties and EximiceS of obtaining admis sion to an lit) of Court, qualifying a person to practise ;AS a Conveyancer, amount only to 251. or thereabouts; and trades men and persons who have no connection with the profession of the Lav, - , and who frermtntly come froni distant parts of the country, are permitted to become Menthers of an Inn of Court, without any inquiry into their characters, education, or cotopeteuey to become practising Conve)ancers.. That in tionsequelKe of the low Stainp Duties paid by Con veyanccrs, together with the easy means of obtaining ad. missitio as Members oy an lon of Court, many ignorant anti incompetent persons, such as Linen Drapers, Shopkeepers, Sheliirs Officers, Annuity Brokers, Bankers' Clerks, Ace tioners, Schoulina;ters, and inferior Tradesmen of almost every description, together with discarded Writers from At tornies' offices, have been enabled to get admitted Members of an Inn of Court, and are now actually prictising in ca rious parts of the kingdom, as Certificated Conveyancers, to the great disgrace of the.Prolession, and ultimate injury to the Public. That your Petitioners respectfully submit it never could he the intention of the legislature to authorize persons, if the above description, merely by being admitted 'Members of lon of Court, to practise as Conveyancers, 'IA caus e ecer ,,, Member of an Intl of Cot , rt is presumed, up.in 16, test att mission, to be in the commencement if a course of legal education, in order it) qualify himself-for future practice. That your Petitioners beg leave to sntditit, that the evils they icomplAin of should be remedied by legislative provi sions, and that persons ought not to be 'permitted to practi.ie as Conveyancers without receiving a conilisitent legal edrica- Lion,. and. that upon their admission as Members of an Inn of Court, and upon their certificates or admissions to practice, Stamp Duties should be imposed similar to those which are paid upon the Articles of Clerkship, and the admission of Attorntes and Solicitors. Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray, that your Honourable House will.he pleased to take the subject complained. of into consideration, and grant, such relief in the premises as to your Honourable House shall seem meet. And your Petitioners will over pray, &e. The statement in .some of !h e !liters of yester day of the reported intended matrimonial alliance between the Dike of CLARENcE and Miss ;VYKEi.• HAM, having been sn fdr arranged as to have al ready obtoined the consent of the PRINCE RE GENT, is totally void of foundation.—(Morning Post.) 1- I